Russian Politics
A Very Short Introduction
$27.75
- Paperback
168 pages
- Release Date
19 February 2025
Summary
Russia is rarely out of the news. This has been particularly true since it launched the largest war in Europe since World War II when it invaded Ukraine in 2022. Yet Russian politics can be difficult to understand. It is powerfully shaped by large, impersonal forces such as geography, and Russia’s place in the international political and economic system. At the same time, Russia’s formal political institutions, such as the Constitution and electoral procedures, are relatively weak and manipul…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780197516027 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0197516025 |
| Author: | Brian D. Taylor |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 168 |
| Release Date: | 19 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 136g |
| Dimensions: | 165mm x 107mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Taylor achieves a rare feat: a balanced, scholarly, and extremely wideranging introduction to what the lay reader needs to know about Russian politics in approximately one to two hours of reading. * Jeremy Morris, The Russian Review *
About The Author
Brian D. Taylor
Brian D. Taylor is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. He is the author of several books on Russian politics, including The Code of Putinism and State Building in Putin’s Russia: Policing and Coercion after Communism.
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